Should I pay for a professional resume writing service when I can just use a resume template?
Yes, No, and Maybe. You decide based on the following:
It’s true that most people have resume templates on their personal computers. This does not mean they understand effective resume composition.
Your resume should be unique, like yourself, reflecting your personal and professional ideals. It should demonstrate your personal brand. A professional resume writer will include your soft skills, you interpersonal skills, your transferable skills as necessary, often by way of using a reputable communication style profile, such as the DISC behavioral assessment. The DISC assessment quickly, easily and accurately gleans the unique information about you. Using a reliable communication and behavioral assessment also enables your resume writer to write in “your voice”, an added benefit to your cover letter and other professional job seeking correspondence, which a professional resume writer is typically prepared to write for you.
A professional resume service understands strategies of how to express your strengths while leaving out the “red flags” that so often sabotage job search efforts. A professional resume writer knows how to include the appropriate key words for your industry. A professional resume writer will include quantifiable results and accomplishments in a way that the hiring authority recognizes how you bring notable experience to his/her bottom line. Without qualified coaching, individuals will usually sell themselves short when describing their employment and training experiences.
Many job seekers who do not use a professional resume writing service develop a resume with a chronological history of where they’ve been and what their responsibilities were. They fail to explain how well they did those responsibilities. They put the hiring authority in the position of trying to figure out if and how the job applicant might benefit them. A professional resume writer knows how to showcase appropriate talking points on a resume to make it easy on the hiring authority to see how the information on the resume matches his/her needs and can help solve his/her problems. The talking points on the resume will often result in an easier interview process. The professional resume writer will make certain that you develop ownership of your materials and are comfortable and confident in supporting the talking points during the job interview.
When you and your family depend upon your income, it makes sense to make the investment to let a professional resume writer get you the attention that you deserve. Most will even provide advice on successful job search strategies and provide the necessary conversions of your resume for email campaigns, job site applications, job boards, and electronic social networking, as well as the aesthetically appealing traditional hard copy resume.
When a professional resume will increase the probability of success in your job search and decrease the amount of time landing your next position, ask yourself if you should risk NOT investing in a professional resume writing service?
Jane Roqueplot suggests visiting www.janecos.com for more information on professional resume writing and career coaching services. Be an informed and prepared job seeker to stand out in the crowd.
